List of the orchids of the Philippines

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Vanda sanderiana, considered as the "Queen of Philippine Flowers"

There are about 141 genera of orchids representing about 1,100 orchid species, 900 of which are described as endemic to the Philippines. Many of them have showy, brightly colored and attractive flowers.[1]

Vanda sanderiana is unofficially dubbed the National Flower, as the only representative of the species is unique to the Philippines and is only found on the island of Mindanao.[2][3]

Abdominea[]

  • Abdominea minimiflora

Acampe[]

  • Acampe rigida

Acanthophippium[]

  • Acanthophippium mantinianum endemic to the Philippines

Acriopsis[]

  • Acriopsis indica

Aerides[]

A genus with species that have showy flowers, and in the Philippines, characterized by the presence of fleshy looking spurs. The special feature of this flower is the fragrance some of the species of this genus has.[4]

  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Aerides inflexa
  • Aerides lawrenceae endemic to the Philippines
  • Aerides leeana endemic to the Philippines
  • Aerides odorata
  • Aerides quinquevulnera
  • endemic to the Philippines

Agrostophyllum[]

Agrostophyllum philippinense
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Agrostophyllum elongatum
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Agrostophyllum philippinense endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines

Amesiella[]

Aphyllorchis[]

  • endemic to the Philippines

Apostasia[]

  • Apostasia nuda
  • Apostasia wallichii

Appendicula[]

  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines

Arachnis[]

  • Arachnis breviscapa

Arundina[]

  • Arundina graminifolia

Ascidieria[]

Ascochilus[]

Ascoglossum[]

  • Ascoglossum calopterum

Bogoria[]

Brachypeza[]

Bromheadia[]

  • Bromheadia finlaysoniana

Bulbophyllum[]

Calanthe[]

  • Calanthe hennisii
  • Calanthe pulchra
  • Calanthe rubens
  • Calanthe triplicata
  • Calanthe vestita

Cephalantheropsis[]

Ceratocentron[]

  • endemic to the Philippines

Ceratostylis[]

Chamaeanthus[]

Cheirostylis[]

Chelonistele[]

  • Chelonistele sulphurea

Chrysoglossum[]

Claderia[]

Cleisostoma[]

  • Cleisostoma sagittatum

Coelogyne[]

  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Coelogyne bilamellata endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Coelogyne mayeriana
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Coelogyne pandurata
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Coelogyne rochussenii
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Coelogyne usitana endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines

Collabium[]

Cordiglottis[]

Corybas[]

Corymborkis[]

  • Corymborkis veratrifolia

Crepidium[]

  • Crepidium binabayense
  • Crepidium dentatum
  • Crepidium purpureiflorum
  • Crepidium quadridentatum
  • Crepidium quadrilobium
  • Crepidium ramosii
  • Crepidium tjiwideiense
  • Crepidium uncatum

Cryptostylis[]

Cymbidium[]

Cyrtosia[]

Cystorchis[]

Dendrobium[]

Dendrobium anosmum. Some specimen from the Philippines first described by Lindley are unscented. However, majority of the species are fragrant, giving the combined Tagalog term Sanggumay for its “repulsive” and “overpowering" scent.
Dendrobium victoriae-reginae. Named after Queen Victoria, this species is endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium amethystoglossum endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium anosmum
  • Dendrobium aphyllum
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium boosii
  • Dendrobium bullenianum
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium ceraula endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium chameleon
  • Dendrobium compressum
  • Dendrobium convexum
  • Dendrobium crumenatum
  • Dendrobium dearei
  • Dendrobium distichum endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium erosum
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium guerreroi endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium heterocarpum
  • Dendrobium junceum endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium lobbii
  • Dendrobium macrophyllum
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium milaniae endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium mindanaense endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium philippinense endemic to the Philippines
Dendrobium philippinense
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium plicatile
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium rhombeum endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium sanderae endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium sanguinolentum
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium secundum
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium taurinum endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium uniflorum
  • Dendrobium × usitae endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium victoriae-reginae endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Dendrobium yeageri endemic to the Philippines

Dendrochilum[]

  • Dendrochilum anfractum
    • var. anfractoides
    • var. sanguineum
  • Dendrochilum cobbianum
    • var. minor
  • Dendrochilum cootesii
    • var. serratoi
  • Dendrochilum glumaceum
    • var. macranthum
  • Dendrochilum longifolium
  • Dendrochilum magnum
    • var. strictiforme
    • var. montanum
    • var. purpureum
    • var. recurvum
    • var. longispicatum

Dendrolirium[]

  • Dendrolirium ornatum

Didymoplexis[]

  • Didymoplexis pallens

Dienia[]

  • Dienia ophrydis

Diglyphosa[]

Dilochia[]

Dipodium[]

  • Dipodium fevrellii
  • Dipodium paludosum
  • Dipodium pictum
  • Dipodium scandens

Disperis[]

Epiblastus[]

Epipogium[]

  • Epipogium roseum

Eria[]

  • Eria aporoides
  • Eria cootesii
  • Eria elisheae
  • Eria javanica
  • Eria ornata

Erythrodes[]

Euanthe[]

  • Vanda sanderiana endemic to the Philippines

Eulophia[]

  • Eulophia bicallosa
  • Eulophia dentata
  • Eulophia graminea
  • Eulophia pulchra
  • Eulophia zollingeri

Galeola[]

Gastrochilus[]

  • Gastrochilus calceolaris

Gastrodia[]

  • Gastrodia javanica

Geodorum[]

  • Geodorum densiflorum
  • Geodorum terrestre

Glomera[]

Goodyera[]

  • Goodyera procera
  • Goodyera rubicunda

Grammatophyllum[]

Grosourdya[]

Habenaria[]

  • Habenaria dentata
  • Habenaria rhodocheila
    • subsp. philippinensis
  • Habenaria rumphii

Herminium[]

Hetaeria[]

  • Hetaeria oblongifolia

Hippeophyllum[]

Hylophila[]

Hymenorchis[]

Kuhlhasseltia[]

Lecanorchis[]

Lepidogyne[]

  • Lepidogyne longifolia

Liparis[]

Ludisia[]

  • Ludisia discolor

Luisia[]

  • Luisia tristis

Macodes[]

Macropodanthus[]

  • Macropodanthus cootesii endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines

Malaxis[]

  • Malaxis monophyllos

Megalotus[]

  • Megalotus bifidus

Micropera[]

  • Micropera utriculosa

Microsaccus[]

Microtatorchis[]

Microtis[]

  • Microtis unifolia

Mycaranthes[]

Myrmechis[]

Nephelaphyllum[]

Nervilia[]

  • Nervilia concolor
  • Nervilia crociformis

Neuwiedia[]

Oberonia[]

  • endemic to the Philippines

Octarrhena[]

Omoea[]

  • endemic to the Philippines

Orchipedum[]

Oxystophyllum[]

Pachystoma[]

  • Pachystoma pubescens

Paphiopedilum[]

Paphiopedilum philippinense
  • Paphiopedilum acmodontum
  • Paphiopedilum adductum
  • Paphiopedilum argus endemic to the Philippines
  • Paphiopedilum ciliolare
  • Paphiopedilum fowliei endemic to the Philippines
  • Paphiopedilum haynaldianum endemic to the Philippines
  • Paphiopedilum hennisianum endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Paphiopedilum philippinense endemic to the Philippines
    • var. roebelenii
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Paphiopedilum superbiens
  • Paphiopedilum urbanianum endemic to the Philippines

Parapteroceras[]

Pennilabium[]

Peristylus[]

Phaius[]

Phaius philippinensis
  • Phaius amboinensis
  • Phaius antoninae
  • Phaius borneensis
  • Phaius flavus
  • Phaius fragilis
  • Phaius philippinensis
  • Phaius tankervilleae

Phalaenopsis[]

Found in Himalayan mountains, Southern India and rest of Southeast Asia, the most number of species for this genus of orchids are found in the Philippines. The country represents the center of Phalaenopsis orchids with about twenty two species[5] and several natural hybrids, more than any other country in the world.[6] Some of the species endemic to the Philippines such as P. stuartiana, P. sanderiana and P. schilleriana, have had the greatest influence on hybridizing than any other Phalaenopsis species.

Phalaenopsis philippinensis habitus in Singapore's National Orchid Garden
  • Phalaenopsis amabilis
  • Phalaenopsis aphrodite
  • Phalaenopsis bastianii endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi
  • Phalaenopsis deliciosa
  • Phalaenopsis equestris
  • Phalaenopsis fasciata endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis fuscata
  • Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis × intermedia endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis lindenii endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis mariae
  • Phalaenopsis micholitzii endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis pallens endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis philippinensis endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis pulchra endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis reichenbachiana endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis sanderiana endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis schilleriana endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis stuartiana endemic to the Philippines
  • Phalaenopsis sumatrana

Pholidota[]

  • Pholidota imbricata

Phragmorchis[]

  • Phragmorchis teretifolia

Phreatia[]

Pilophyllum[]

  • Pilophyllum villosum

Pinalia[]

  • Pinalia bractescens
  • Pinalia floribunda
  • Pinalia ovata
  • Pinalia polyura endemic to the Philippines
  • Pinalia xanthocheila

Platanthera[]

Plocoglottis[]

Poaephyllum[]

Podochilus[]

Polystachya[]

  • Polystachya concreta

Pomatocalpa[]

    • subsp. andamanicum

Porphyrodesme[]

Pseuderia[]

  • Pseuderia samarana endemic to the Philippines[7]

Pseudovanilla[]

Pteroceras[]

Renanthera[]

  • Renanthera matutina
  • Renanthera monachica endemic to the Philippines
  • endemic to the Philippines
  • Renanthera storiei endemic to the Philippines

Rhomboda[]

Rhynchostylis[]

Robiquetia[]

  • Robiquetia cerina
  • Robiquetia pantherina

Saccolabiopsis[]

[]

Santotomasia[]

  • Santotomasia wardiana

Sarcophyton[]

Schoenorchis[]

  • Schoenorchis micrantha

Schuitemania[]

  • Schuitemania merrillii

Spathoglottis[]

  • Spathoglottis kimballiana
  • Spathoglottis plicata

Spiranthes[]

  • Spiranthes sinensis

Staurochilus[]

Moved to trichoglottis

Stereochilus[]

Stereosandra[]

  • Stereosandra javanica

Stichorkis[]

Taeniophyllum[]

Tainia[]

  • endemic to the Philippines

Thecostele[]

  • Thecostele alata

Thelasis[]

  • Thelasis capitata
  • Thelasis carinata

Thelymitra[]

Thrixspermum[]

  • Thrixspermum centipeda

Trichoglottis[]

Trichoglottis atropurpurea in Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Trichoglottis philippinensis

Trichotosia[]

Tropidia[]

Tuberolabium[]

Vanda[]

    • subsp. philippinense
  • Vanda javierae (Philippines - Luzon).
  • Vanda lamellata
    • var. boxallii
  • Vanda limbata
  • Vanda luzonica (Philippines - Luzon).
  • (Philippines).
  • Vanda roeblingiana (Philippines - Luzon).
  • Vanda scandens
  • Vanda tricolor
  • Vanda ustii (Philippines - Luzon).

Vandopsis[]

  • Vandopsis lissochiloides

Vanilla[]

Vrydagzynea[]

Zeuxine[]

  • Zeuxine strateumatica

References[]

  1. ^ Valmayor, Helen L. (1984). Orchidiana Philippiniana. ISBN 9711005522.
  2. ^ Cootes, Jim (2001). The Orchids of The Philippines: p. 123. ISBN 9780881925166.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Ikedo, Tsuneo Dr."Habitat Distribution and Ecology of Phalaenopsis Species". Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  6. ^ American Orchid Society."Phalaenopsis, The Genus Beginner's Handbook, XXIII". Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  7. ^ "OrchidaceaeN-Z". www.philippineplants.org. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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